Philips CD R-870
The Philips CD R-870 is a late-1990s CD recorder. Period magazines treated it as a significant step for affordable home CD recording. The Archive's record on it is thin - a handful of 1998 reviews, no manual, and no confirmed production years or original price. The reviews that exist are informative.
It records to both CD-R and CD-RW. Before each write it runs an Optimal Power Calibration routine to set the laser level for the disc in the tray. Audio (April 1998, p.65) also found an undocumented feature: the R-870 accepts 48 kHz digital sources, the professional DAT rate, and converts them to the CD standard of 44.1 kHz. The same review found the converter's sound quality impressive at the price, but said the analog recording facilities could be better. British studio magazine Sound on Sound ran its own features on the machine over several issues in early 1998, and opened one by crediting Philips with rewriting CD history.
- Records to CD-R and CD-RW
- Optimal Power Calibration before writing
- Converts 48 kHz digital sources to 44.1 kHz
Beyond those 1998 reviews, the paper trail goes cold. If you have the manual, a brochure, or a price-list entry, the Archive has a gap for it.
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